Library Board Chair Jennifer Baker and Library Manager Steven Thomas present the board’s Fiscal Year 2017 work plan and details about the County library system and board to the Los Alamos County Council during its regular meeting Tuesday night at the White Rock Fire Station. During the presentation, Baker reported that in FY 2017, more than 391,000 items were checked out of the libraries and the library system had more than 333,000 visitors. Councilor Antonio Maggiore commended the library board for its work. ”ou guys run some fantastic libraries here,” he said. Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Y Instructor Nalani Kimball
Los Alamos Family YMCA Instructor Nalani Kimball leads a Power-Up fitness class Thursday morning at the Family YMCA on Iris Street in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Obituary: JoAnn DeLuzio Marts Jan. 15, 2017
JoAnn DeLuzio Marts Jan. 15, 2017
JoAnn DeLuzio Marts, a long time resident of Arvada and Greeley, Colo., passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Grace Point Living Facility. She will be missed by her family and many friends.
Born in 1929 in Denver, Colo., JoAnn worked as a secretary for the FBI and Los Alamos National Laboratory. She also taught piano, sang in St. Mary’s Catholic Church choir, and was active in oblate life at the Abbey of St. Walburga for many years. Throughout the years, she was involved in numerous music-oriented groups, as well as church and Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Postal Worker John Duran
John Duran of the Los Alamos Post Office delivers mail Friday afternoon around downtown Los Alamos including the Los Alamos Daily Post world headquarters on Central Avenue. Duran has worked for the Los Alamos Post Office for 14 years. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Hosts ‘Visual Peace: War Transformed’ At Fuller Lodge 5:30 p.m. Tuesday
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
As part of the Los Alamos Historical Society’s annual lecture series on the theme Multiple Perspectives on the Atomic Bomb, the Los Alamos Historical Society invites the community for Visual Peace: War Transformed, a special cross-cultural evening of art, film and dialogue. The event is Tuesday in Fuller Lodge.
Starting at 5:30 p.m., there will be an exhibit and reception for Artists Masaru Tanaka, a photographer born in Hiroshima, and Betsie Miller-Kusz, a painter born in Los Alamos. Tanaka and Miller-Kusz have collaborated Read More
Athlete Of The Week: Ramon Roybal
Athlete of the Week
Los Alamos High School junior Ramon Roybal
What do you hope to get out of playing basketball in high school?
To strive and become a better leader on and off the court.
What is your favorite subject in school?
Math
Where do you hope to attend college and what do you want to study?
I hope to attend Colorado State University and study mechanical engineering.
Coach question – What makes this athlete stand out?
Last week Ramon assumed the duties of primary point guard due to injuries. Ramon put together two very nice games for us. He had five points and Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Sharleen Espinoza At The Y
Los Alamos Family YMCA employee Sharleen Espinoza on the job this morning at the front desk at the Family YMCA on Iris Street. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Local Playwright Brings Personal Tale Of Reinvention To The Stage
Los Alamos Playwright Carrie ClassonBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
Los Alamos Resident Carrie Classon was working and living in Lagos, Nigeria when her life, as she knew it, screeched to a halt. Her marriage ended along with her job and company-owned housing.
In this situation, some might choose to panic and run back to the U.S. but Classon elected to take another route. She continued to live in Lagos for three-and-a-half years, deciding this was a “good opportunity to stay and figure out what had happened in my life.”
Now, she is taking her chronicles to the Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board: Notice Of Possible Quorum
Hilltopper Girls Softball Season Starts Strong
Pitcher Savana Luster winds up for a pitch during Saturday’s game in Albuquerque. She did an outstanding job of holding the Sartans scoreless for six innings. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Terri Jaramillo attempts to put the tag on a St. Pius Sartan in the fifth inning of Saturday’s game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Jayde Tucker celebrates victory as the final out walks from the plate. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos Hilltoppers Softball Team opened its season in grand fashion Saturday by sweeping the St. Pius Sartans Read More